Has anyone got any ideas on another way of getting the tannins out of new pieces of driftwood other than soaking them? When I was setting up my 75 gallon, I soaked the pieces of driftwood for a month before putting it in the tank and still was staining the water and giving it the brown tint for almost another month later...

Anyway here are some pics of the stand I'm building. In two frames of mind whether or not to build a canopy as well, total height already is just under 5 ft.

Decided to build a canopy it just seemed really bare without it lol. Water test done , all plumbing running without leaks and happy with the lighting. Now time to decorate and the cycling process starts 😝